Just bought myself an AquaRacer

[DanoS4]

Further to my post the other week that caused something of a stir (unintentionally!), I've gone and bought myself a Tag Heuer AquaRacer
It wasn't actually what I went in to buy (!) but when I saw it, I thought it was lovely. I looked at the Calibre 16 too, but imho the face was a little too "busy".

Really happy with it too!

Any way, next watch later this year will be a SpeedMaster

Dan

[hyper jay]

Very nice .

Good for you wear and enjoy !

[princeperch]

I wear my aquaracer chronograph quite a lot and enjoy it. They are solid old watches. Enjoy.

[Barchettaman]

Oh mate, that's lovely. Well done.

I hope you got a decent discount in the current climate!

[Squadrone Rosso]

Nice, enjoy.

[Ninjin]

DanoS4 said:

Further to my post the other week that caused something of a stir (unintentionally!), I've gone and bought myself a Tag Heuer AquaRacer
It wasn't actually what I went in to buy (!) but when I saw it, I thought it was lovely. I looked at the Calibre 16 too, but imho the face was a little too "busy".

Really happy with it too!

Any way, next watch later this year will be a SpeedMaster

Dan

Enjoy it and you done the right thing, buy what your heart wants.

[DanoS4]

Thanks guys.

Yes, I'm loving it tbh. Decided to go for the model with the black bezel rather than the standard metal just so it can be worn in multiple scenarios.

The irony is I can't wear it anywhere, and the wife's getting bored of me being a watch-model

[Stunters]

Well done - I agree that it's a watch that you could absolutely wear all the time and it would look good with just about anything.
The slippery slope has started for you though, I reckon

[DanoS4]

Thanks: yes it is a slippery slope tbh.

I've already got a Citizen Eco Drive Perpetual (daily) and a vintage Seiko Kinetic Arctura (something a little different but relatively rare)

I had a bad experience leading up to this purchase with a Tissot. Suffice to say that the customer experience was so bad that I won't be buy any of their models any time soon.

So I wanted to rejuvenate my habit with something special (to me anyway), and this fits the bill perfectly.

I'm already eyeing up something for around Christmas time - Omega SpeedMaster Pro......

Dan

[Drooles]

I’ve had an Aquaracer Chronograph for about ten years now and it’s been great... hope you enjoy yours as much as I have mine

[DanoS4]

Thanks

Question, I'm not planning to wear it everyday. How long can I go until the watch will stop and I need to adjust?

Thanks in advance,

Dan

[UnclePat]

The official Power Reserve is 38 hours from a full wind.

But due to various factors it might be a little shorter or longer. I’ve had movements like that run for 40 hours.

Just wearing an automatic on wrist is not always enough to generate a full wind - it depends upon how active the wearer is & how many hours a day it’s worn.

You can always top-up the power reserve to ensure it runs longer off your wrist by hand-winding using the crown, but it’s best not to do that to a large extent daily (wears both the movement and risks the screw-down crown thread too).

Lovely watch, by the way. On a whim I bought a 2008 TAG Heuer Aquaracer Chronograph a few weeks back myself. Wanted something with both timing bezel & chronograph functions that I could wear casually.

At the price point & buying smartly with discount, it’s hard to go wrong with an Aquaracer or Carrera as dependable, good-looking, solid, versatile watches. Enjoy.

[DanoS4]

Thanks for the heads up - yeh, after about 2 to 3 days, the watch has stopped, so I'm resorting to wearing it every other day at the least.

Dan